Finn Taylor (born July 4, 1958) is an American film writer and
director.Taylor was born in Oakland, California, and lived in Norway
for a few years in his childhood. He attended the University of
Montana and later San Francisco State University. He studied poetry
and playwriting at San Francisco State before moving into
screenwriting in 1993.Taylor frequently works and produces films in
the San Francisco bay area rather than for major studios in Hollywood
and Los Angeles. Taylor told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I feel
really strongly that I stay based up here. My roots in San Francisco
go way back to when I ran a literary series at Intersection for the
Arts. I see no reason to work anywhere else." Taylor has also cited
the greater creative control and the ability to make unconventional
films as a reason for remaining independent. In 1994, Taylor wrote his
first feature film, Pontiac Moon.Taylor's directorial debut was in
1997 with Dream with the Fishes. The film follows a suicidal man who
forms a friendship with a terminally ill man. Taylor has claimed that
the film is loosely autobiographical. Taylor himself once spent six
years traveling around the country with a friend. In one interview,
Taylor claimed, "When I was 19, I contemplated suicide and attempted
to hold up a drug store." The film debuted at the Sundance Film
Festival, and would go on to earn $460,000 in limited release. The
film also received a relatively positive reception from critics. Roger
Ebert said that the film, "shows some of the signs of unchained
ambition." The Los Angeles Times said "of all the towering
blockbusters this summer, 'Dream With The Fishes' has more heart than
the lot of them."
director.Taylor was born in Oakland, California, and lived in Norway
for a few years in his childhood. He attended the University of
Montana and later San Francisco State University. He studied poetry
and playwriting at San Francisco State before moving into
screenwriting in 1993.Taylor frequently works and produces films in
the San Francisco bay area rather than for major studios in Hollywood
and Los Angeles. Taylor told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I feel
really strongly that I stay based up here. My roots in San Francisco
go way back to when I ran a literary series at Intersection for the
Arts. I see no reason to work anywhere else." Taylor has also cited
the greater creative control and the ability to make unconventional
films as a reason for remaining independent. In 1994, Taylor wrote his
first feature film, Pontiac Moon.Taylor's directorial debut was in
1997 with Dream with the Fishes. The film follows a suicidal man who
forms a friendship with a terminally ill man. Taylor has claimed that
the film is loosely autobiographical. Taylor himself once spent six
years traveling around the country with a friend. In one interview,
Taylor claimed, "When I was 19, I contemplated suicide and attempted
to hold up a drug store." The film debuted at the Sundance Film
Festival, and would go on to earn $460,000 in limited release. The
film also received a relatively positive reception from critics. Roger
Ebert said that the film, "shows some of the signs of unchained
ambition." The Los Angeles Times said "of all the towering
blockbusters this summer, 'Dream With The Fishes' has more heart than
the lot of them."
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